Idaho Society of Professional Engineers

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MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students created and run by the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, and the CNA Insurance Company. Participation in the program is through your school. MATHCOUNTS provides an opportunity for students to have fun while exploring areas of math that they may not see in their normal class curriculum. It also gives students a chance to be recognized for their achievements on both team and individual bases.

MATHCOUNTS has two major programs: the Competition Program and the Club Program.

In the Competition Program, schools receive math problems and activities that they can use to prepare for regional (chapter) competitions in February. Winning teams and individuals at the regional competitions advance to compete in the state competition in Boise in March. The top 4 individuals and the coach of the winning team from the state competition receive an all-expense-paid trip to Orlando, Florida to represent Idaho in the MATHCOUNTS National Competition in May.

In the Club Program (which is free), schools are provided the structure, activities, and problems they can use to form a math club. Participating schools are eligible for prize drawings.

Information on the Idaho MATHCOUNTS program is shown below. A link to the national MATHCOUNTS web site is at the bottom of this page.

State Team Champions-Lowell Scott Middle School  

State Top Individual Finishers - Daniel Chen, Carter Bedsole, Chris O'Donnell, and Yoon Ji Ra (with Tom Luna, State Superintendant of Public Education)
 

Program Status Update - 03/15/10

Over 70 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade “mathletes” from 20 Idaho schools competed Saturday, March 13th in the 2010 Idaho State MATHCOUNTS Competition. The competition, which was held at Boise State University, was hosted by the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, and sponsored by Hewlett Packard Co., Micron Technology Foundation, and the three state Colleges of Engineering. Students vied for trophies, scholarships, and a chance to represent Idaho in the National MATHCOUNTS Competition.

Here are the results:

Team
1st Lowell Scott Middle School, Boise
2nd East Junior High School, Boise
3rd Sandpoint Middle School, Sandpoint
4th North Junior High School, Boise

Individual
1st Yoon Ji Ra – East Junior High School
2nd Chris O’Donnell – Sandpoint Middle School, Sandpoint
3rd Carter Bedsole – Cole Valley Christian School
4th Daniel Chen – Lowell Scott Middle School

These four students each received a $1,000 scholarship to the College of Engineering at Boise State University, the University of Idaho, or Idaho State University. They, along with the coach of the winning Lowell Scott Middle School team, Cyndi Gallas, also received an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, where they will represent Idaho in the Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition on May 7th.

Anyone interested in learning more about MATHCOUNTS can visit its web site at http://www.mathcounts.org.

 

Chapter Qualification Grid

Rules for Qualifying

Idaho MATHCOUNTS Competition Schedule

National Sponsors
Raytheon Company
National Defense Education Program
Northrop Grumman Foundation
ConocoPhillips
PITSCO Education
Texas Instruments Inc.
3M

Local Sponsors
Hewlett Packard Company
Micron Technology Foundation
Boise State University
Idaho State University
University of Idaho

2010 State Competition

ISPE MATHCOUNTS Program

National Engineers Week - Future City Competition

Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors

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